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 6th September 2010
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Welcome to Limousin Tourism & LeisureWelcome to Leisure and Tourism in the Limousin. Whether you're lucky enough to live in the Limousin or you're simply holidaying in the region, you'll never be short of something to do. Tourist sites to visit, walks in the countryside, drives, sport, painting and lots more, covering Leisure & Tourism in the Haute Vienne, Creuse and the CorrezeLimoges AirportFlights to the Limousin.jpg) NEW FOR 2009 FLIGHTS FROM LIMOGES to
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Click here to see full size clip Strawberry Fair, Beaulieu sur Dordogne Click here to see full size clip Oradour sur Glane Village of Martyrs Click here to see full size clip 
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Following on from the success of previous years photo competition, we decided to do it again this year. So, as with last year we will be looking for the photo that best represents "Limousin Life". The competition will be open until the end of September 2010 to give everyone time to send in this year's holiday snaps. You can send in as many entries to us as you like......jpg)
Long time Limousin resident Kathleen Fourches and her French husband Maurice have provided us with a very informative article introducing the Limousin region with a special focus on the highlights and history of the department of Correze. An increasingly popular area of Limousin now serviced by a brand new airport at Brive.
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Uzerche, known as 'The Pearl of the Limousin' is one of the most historic smaller towns in the Limousin. This year it will be hosting its fourth annual international festival of music. For several days in the middle of August, Uzerche comes alive with the sound of music. We also have an exclusive interview with the festival's Artistic Director, Dr John Bethell MBE....
In addition to the dozens of swimming lakes in Limousin there are also lots of municipal swimming pools open to the public. Some outdoor pools open just through the summer months but there are also plenty of pools offering, spas, lessons, mother and baby sessions,improvers, aqua fitness and much more. 
Sixty-six years after the terrible events of June 1944 the people of Tulle have not forgotten and are determined not to forget.On June 7th 2010, at 6.30 p.m., at the memorial in the Place Lovy, a short ceremony was held in memory of the eighteen railway wardens who were pointlessly shot by the 95th Security Regiment of the Wehrmacht on 7th June 1944.....
Firstly we would like to thank everyone who took the trouble to enter our competition. As you can see there is a great selection of pictures and the standard is high.
Made up of three departments, the Haute-Vienne, Creuse and the Correze and to the west of the Massif Centrale the Limousin takes its name from a Celtic tribe called the Lemovices, which occupied the area at the time of the Gauls...............
Corrèze is home to five of the many of the officially designated most beautiful villages in France as well as a whole host of other towns and villages all with their own unique character...
As well as the wonderful landscapes, the Limousin is also home to a great many attractions. Whether you are in to museums or motorbikes, there are loads of great places to visit for all the family.
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This year, the Haute Vienne town celebrated 50 years of its perennialy popular Foire Du Trôn festival.Each year on the last weekend in July the town hosts one of the biggest funfairs in France.
3400 kilometres of trout rivers and streams and thousands of lakes; Horse riding along leafy country lanes, across open fields or through majestic forests, roads where you're more likely to meet a cow than a car; hundreds of kilometres of marked trails through forests and open countryside, mountain biking,Churches, châteaux, ruins, standing stones; the Creuse quite simply has it all.
The Corrèze is perhaps the least well-known department of the Limousin, however I have a feeling this may be about to change. The Corrèze is geared up to give you one of the most action packed holidays of a lifetime. From Mountain Biking to canoeing, Horse riding to Hang-gliding and from fishing to ...
A a tour around the city of Limoges. David M Thomas, author and historian, highlights for us some of the undiscovered gems hidden in the region's capital.
A guide to Brive la Gaillarde from David M Thomas local author and historian....
Brive Rugby Club are keen to encourage more British residents in the Limousin to go along and support their game. You can find out more about the club and their fixture list here.......
At a recent champagne dinner for journalists out in the country I found myself taken affably enough to one side by the editors of French Entrée-Limousin, who proceeded to explain that if I did not come up with an original angle on Tulle in the next fifteen seconds they would set the dogs on me....
La Riviera Limousine is often an expression used when referring to this small town in the south of the Corrèze. From the mild climate, to the Mediterranean accents and the palm trees, it is sometimes compared with the Côte d’Azur. It also shares the same name as a high-class resort ...
Saint Leonard De Noblat is a small town, not far from our tiny village of Cluptat and sits comfortably on he main road to Limoges. St. Leonard is an ancient and a lively town, with the usual mixture of modern and old buildings, which happily co-exist alongside each other...
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One of the most popular tourist destinations in Limousin, Argentat in Corrèze has something to offer for everyone. Benefitting from a milder climate than the majority of Limousin, the emphasis is on sun and fun with a healthy helping of history....
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Saint Yrieix La Perche issues a warm welcome to all British citizens. Visiting the town on holiday or choosing it as your new home, the town has put in place facilities to help english speaking visitors and residents to get the most out of the area. In 2009 the town is delighted to launch its new multimillion sports and leisure complex and offers a packed program of summer entertainment for all ................
In the Limousin in 1995 the first two stopover villages appeared in France: Bessines-sur-Gartempe and Magnac-Bourg. Nowadays, nineteen communities in thirteen departments and eight regions are Villages-Etapes, focusing on attracting ...
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Hunting, is a very popular pastime in Limousin. The tradition of hunting is very much part of country life, seen as an essential part of the area’s heritage............
Montrol-Sénard, a French village that is a testament to years gone by, is situated on the west side of the Monts de Blond. It has little known history . However, the land was definitely visited by the Romans as ‘des tuiles a rebord’, (rimmed tiles) were discovered ...
Situated in the Haute Vienne, between St-Junien and Bellac, Oradour is a village like no other. It is kept as a memorial to the horrific massacre that was visited on it and its inhabitants. Author and historian David M. Thomas guides us through the everyday lives of the town's residents in the build up to the horiffic events that took place there.
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We recently published articles giving an account of events up to and during the massacre at Oradour as well as the Resistance activities in Limousin. Now we have a personal account of how one man was touched by his visit to this memorial village.
Evaux les bains is situated just in the Creuse on the Limousin / Auvergne border in the “Pays de Combraille” an area of cattle breeders and farmers.
In October 1981, Maurice Fleuret became Director of Music and Dance at the ministry of culture. Motivated by his lifelong love of music he was determined to bring more music ...
The diversity of the Pays de Trois Lacs is surprising. It has a plenty to offer – water, culture, heritage, legend and landscapes that will leave you breathless.
It was interesting to read Edward Priestley’s article about fishing in the Limousin. It is always good to get another perspective and information on different waters. He is certainly right in saying that there are so many un-fished waters in the region. So much so, that it would be possible to fish a different one every day ...
The Creuse, which is part of the Limousin Region of central France isn't terribly well- known, even to the French as a tourist location. If you ask them, the majority would even have a hard time locating it on a map. Its position, with its south-east border known as the first step of the ...
A little bit of history was made on, August 1st 2008, at the Aeroclub de Limoges, when Robert Walters and his son Christopher achieved their first solo flights on the same day.
If a dog is man’s best friend then the Creuse is the horse’s. Acres and acres of fields and forests to cross. Kilometres of country roads or marked trails to gallop down. And everywhere you go comfortable accommodation with a warm welcome for both you and your horse.
I take a long-overdue break from my epic cycle of love poems dedicated to regional weathergirls in order to remind you that, come July, France goes bonkers. It is a truth universally acknowledged.....
We had visitors over last week from England and so we treated the week as a holiday oursleves. Well, "pourquoi pas?" as they say in France. It’s always hard to get anything done when people are staying with you so it’s easier to go with the flow and commit to enjoying yourself...
During the mating season amongst stags, the males let out loud, deep, roaring sounds within the depths of the woods.In the Limousin forests from the middle of September to the middle of October every year at exactly the same time, impressive roars can be heard for miles...
What do the Kulu Valley in India, Kent in England, Erigdir in Turkey and West Corrèze in France all have in common? It is apples, apples and more apples! The south of Limousin and in particular Corrèze, is a huge apple growing area with now more than 500 apple growers and some 4000 Ha under cultivation.